Cuauhtemotzin

E115599

Cuauhtemotzin is another name for Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor who led the defense of Tenochtitlan against the Spanish conquest.

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Cuauhtemotzin canonical 2
Cuauhtemoctzin 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec emperor
head of state
human
alsoKnownAs Cuauhtémoc
surface form: Cuauhtemoc

Cuauhtémoc
surface form: Cuauhtemōctzin

Cuauhtémoc
birthDate circa 1495
birthPlace Aztec Empire
Tenochtitlan
capitalRuled Tenochtitlan
capturedBy Hernán Cortés
capturedDuring fall of Tenochtitlan
commemoratedBy Mexican literature and art
monuments in Mexico
street names in Mexico
country Aztec Empire
countryOfDeath Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain
culture Aztec Empire
surface form: Aztec
dateOfCapture 1521
deathCause execution
hanging
deathDate 1525
deathPlace Honduras
Itzamkanac
ethnicity Mexica
executedBy Hernán Cortés
fatherInLaw Moctezuma II
knownFor being the last Aztec emperor
leading the defense of Tenochtitlan against the Spanish conquest
resisting Hernán Cortés
languageSpoken Classical Nahuatl
legacy symbol of Mexican resistance
militaryConflict Siege of Tenochtitlan
surface form: Spanish–Aztec War
militaryRank war leader
nameMeaning Descending Eagle
One who has descended like an eagle
nativeLanguageName Cuāuhtēmōctzin
notableEvent Siege of Tenochtitlan
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
positionHeld Huey Tlatoani
surface form: Huey Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan

Tlatoani of Tlatelolco
predecessor Cuitláhuac
Moctezuma II
religion Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec religion
roleInEvent military leader in the defense of Tenochtitlan
spouse Isabel Moctezuma
Tecuichpo

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cuauhtémoc alsoKnownAs Cuauhtemotzin
Guatimozín alsoKnownAs Cuauhtemotzin
Guatimozín alsoKnownAs Cuauhtemotzin
this entity surface form: Cuauhtemoctzin